#279B - 1897 Red 2ยข
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Basic Info
2¢
Red
TYPE IV
Printing Method: Engraved
Subject: George Washington
Number issued: 12,000,000,000
Perforations: P12
Watermark: Double Line USPS
Scott #: 279B
Issued: November, 1897
279B Value
Used
10¢ - 15¢
No postmark with gum (MH)
$1 - $2
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$2 - $5
TYPE IV
All of the above have to be present for this stamp to qualify as a type IV. There are other small differences, however they are difficult to detect .
A full Pane
A full pane of 100 of #279B, there were four panes to a sheet of 400
Plate #'s
The complete plate numbers for #279B are unknown
#279Bc
279Bc
Rose Carmine
279Bc Value
Used
50¢ - $1
No postmark with gum (MH)
$20 - $30
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$300 - $400
#279Bd
279Bd
Orange Red
279Bd Value
Used
50¢ - $1
No postmark with gum (MH)
$15 - $25
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$1500 - $300
279Be
279Be
Orange Red, Booklet Pane of 6
279Be Value
Used
$2,600 (only one known example)
No postmark with gum (MH)
$75 - $150
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$250 - $400
#279Bf
279Bf
Carmine
279Bf Value
Used
$375 - $500
No postmark with gum (MH)
No sales recorded
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$2,100
279Bj
279Bj
Red, Booklet Pane of 6
Horizontal Watermark
279Bj Value
Used
$2,600
No postmark with gum (MH)
$140 - $475
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$500
279Bj Booklets
279Bj (Bk1)
2¢ Orange red booklet
Two panes of six, one large staple
Horizontal Watermark
Value unexploded - $3,250
279Bj (Bk2)
2¢ Orange red booklet
Two panes of six, one large staple
Thick yellowish waxed paper interleaving
Horizontal Watermark
Value unexploded - $3,750 - $6,000
279Bj (Bk3)
2¢ Orange red booklet
Two panes of six, one small staple
Horizontal Watermark
Value unexploded - $8,500
279BjS-E
2¢ Orange Red booklet
2 panes of six, "Specimen" Ovpt. Ty. E
Horizontal Watermark
Value MNH = $190
279BjS-E
2¢ orange red, Ty. IV, Booklet Pane of Six, Specimen Ovpt. Ty. E - One staple
Horizontal Watermark
Value unexploded - $800
#279Bk
279Bk
Red, booklet pane of six
Vertical Watermark
279Bk Value
Used
No sales recorded
No postmark with gum (MH)
$275 - $300
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$1,100
279Bk Booklets
279Bk (Bk7)
2c Red, Ty. IV, Two panes of six, two staples
Vertical Watermark
Value unexploded - $1,700 - $2,200
Horizontal Watermark
Value unexploded - $2,200 - $2,400
279Bk (Bk8)
2c Red, Ty. IV, Four panes of six, two staples
Vertical Watermark
Value unexploded - $800
279Bk (Bk9)
2c Red, Ty. IV, Eight panes of six, two staples
Vertical Watermark
Value unexploded - $6,500
Earliest Known Use
The earliest known use of #279B, April 14th, 1897
Essays and Proofs
Large Die Proof on Card
Carmine
279-BfP1
279-BfP1
There was no 3¢ value issued in the 1898 series, there being no need to as the color of the existing 3¢ was markedly different to the other values and it's color complied with UPU regulations. However the bureau did toy with the idea of a new 3¢ design. Above is an example of an essay for a new 3¢ is this Mercury essay, created in 1900 by the American Bank Note Co
3¢ unissued
The 1898 Bureau Series
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